Synonyms of came up

came up

verb

past tense of come up

1

as in came

to come near or nearer

the girl came up to the counter and asked if she could have her order prepared to go

Synonyms & Similar Words

• came
• approached
• drew on
• closed
• closed in
• nighed
• arrived
• neared
• turned up
• reached
• bellied up
• showed up
• crept up
• attained
• hit
• landed
• waltzed (up)
• gained
• sneaked up
• made
• verged
• bordered
• touched
• adjoined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retired
• withdrew
• retreated
• backed (up or away)
• left
• receded
• pulled out
• went
• walked out
• removed
• took off
• ran away
• departed
• lit
• quit
• exited
• shoved (off)
• cleared out

2

as in surfaced

to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly

let me know if anything else comes up during the project

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surfaced
• arose
• emerged
• happened
• appeared
• occurred
• sprang (up)
• cropped (up)
• came out
• went (on)
• came about
• materialized
• turned up
• came
• went off
• fell out
• showed up
• transpired
• intervened
• chanced
• interfered
• passed
• happed
• intruded
• interposed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of came up

That came up 10, 20, 27, 28, 33, matching a free Quick Pick ticket out of the machine at Fresco Y Mas, 8855 Coral Way aka SW 24th St. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026

The Knights have lost two games after opponents came up with one-handed, game-winning catches in the closing seconds, making Friday’s blowout setback a bit of an aberration. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

One idea that came up in the chat was buying a signature-gathering firm that Regan had hired, in the hope of stopping the initiative. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Ryan Lawlor, who came up with the idea for the town’s Halloween scarecrow contest, got the mannequin heads, then searched for the right pair of glass frames and found them in a Dollar Store. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

The defense came up big again, stopping the Eagles on downs at the Rams’ two-yard line. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Lam came up in the early 2000s alongside a generation of New York labels that included Proenza Schouler, Jason Wu, Thakoon, and Phillip Lim. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

When the Panthers came up empty on their final two drives, the game was over. — Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2026

Bowling Green came up just short on a fourth-and-16 play in the final seconds. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026